Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, alleging they violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices–Consumer Protection Act.

The state claims Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue concealed the risks of acetaminophen, Tylenol’s active ingredient, by marketing it as the only safe painkiller for pregnant women. The suit alleges the companies “willfully ignored and attempted to silence the science that prenatal and early-childhood exposure to their acetaminophen products can cause autism spectrum disorder and ADHD in children.”

“The Tylenol labels on these products contain no warning that there is any risk of ASD or ADHD if a woman ingests the drug while pregnant,” the lawsuit states. “Rather, defendants have marketed the drug as a completely safe pain med

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